Alginate

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  • noun. A salt of alginic acid, widely used as a thickening or gelling agent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In chem., a salt of alginic acid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
  • Word Usage
    "The secret ingredient: a strongly gelling dietary fiber called alginate."
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